“Awesome Christmas day weather! It costs a lot to live in San Diego but it is worth it for days like today. Hope there is joy and peace and love in your life. Merry Christmas!”
Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA 12/25/11
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“I am spoiled. Cabrillo delivers again!”
Cabrillo National Monument 12/09/11
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“New art for the end of the year, Amber Rose!”
Amber Rose
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“Check the sub going out and another great day at Cabrillo National Monument!”
Cabrillo National Monument 12/05/11
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“I love the winter sky in San Diego and it’s awesome at Cabrillo National Monument. Here are some pics from two recent days.”

Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, CA
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Sunset at Dog Beach on Thanksgiving day
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“Happy Thanksgiving! i hope you’re enjoying the day with friends and family. Made sweet potato pies using grandmom’s super secret recipe.”

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“I did a little take on ‘Winnie The Pooh’  for the San Diego CityBeat fiction 101 competition and it got in! Whoohoo! Check it out and all the entries.”

Fiction 101

Illustrations by Scrojo
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“I met Karen the day before I left for New York in August. Mr. Porter introduced her to me. She is beautiful, and as I have come to discover over this short period of getting to know her, very talented. A musician and more things to be discovered I’m sure, for I found she had [...]

“I went to San Francisco and got to see Sarah and some music and to read some poetry, but the reason this trip was planned was to man a table at the Alternative Press Expo(APE). This event is put on by the same organization that does the ComicCon in San Diego. This is my favorite [...]

“My friend Rain told me about this free music festival in San Francisco in Golden Gate Park that was happening while I would be in town but I didn’t think that I would be able to go. Well Sarah and a couple of her friends from the zen center wanted to go. While there I [...]

“Sarah is a dear friend, former roommate and holds a special place in my heart. She has been living in Turkey, Taiwan and India for the last four years. When she told me she would be in the bay area the same time as me, I knew we would have to hang. Sarah was staying [...]

“Was in San Francisco to read at Sacred Grounds Wednesday and took these pics of some of the street art and murals on Haight Street. Also took pics of the art on the walls of Cafe International, one of my favorite places to chill in San Francisco. The reading was a lot of fun; yelling [...]

“That Escondido exhibit keeps paying dividends. When there Wendy, the director of the Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery, suggested I enter the La Jolla Art Association black &v white Juried Exhibition. Great news! I got in the show. Artist’s and awards reception Saturday, September 24th, 6 - 9pm.”
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“etc. is here and available for purchase online! This new book by Ted Washington contains art that preceded More and art that proceeds Less.
42 images!!
8 1/4 inches by 10 3/4 inches on 80 lb glossy paper, perfect bound. etc. is the companion to More and Less.”
Order your copy today!!!

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“The hits just keep on rolling! I’m performing in Poetry Voltron, Tuesday, August 30th, at the Belly Up in Solana Beach, CA. This will be my turn on the big stage! I’ll be needing a few cocktails to get ready so come early because I’m on early and will need help getting those cocktails.”

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“I was taking down the show in Escondido; no big deal show’s over. Then I met Joe Nalven, who just happens to write the San Diego Union-Tribune art blog. Read this. Thank you Joe Nalven.”

“I love NYC and my friend Melinda who lives there with her husband Robert and their new son Adyn. Here are some shots of lower Manhattan and Central Park. I will be back soon.”

NYC
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“When I’m in New York I get to hang with my uncle Bill Saxton. He is a Harlem jazz icon, has his own club where he plays every Friday night and plays around the city at other venues. So it’s always a treat to see him play and this time I got to hear the [...]

“I went to New York to attend the artist’s reception for the 20th National Juried Exhibition hosted by the Bowery Gallery. It was fun! And my name appears first on the list of art. No; I didn’t win an award, but was first due to hanging location.”

Bowery Gallery, August 4, 2011
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“In New York City for the artists’ reception at the Bowery Gallery. I have art in their 20th Annual Juried Exhibition and the reception is tonight! If I had a home in NY it would have to be next door to the Dive Bar.”
Central Park, Dive Bar, NYC
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“I am now a member of the Escondido Arts Partnership! This place is awesome and I began my affiliation with an exhibit. The show is over now but I will be there again.”
Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery
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“Back to reality. Oh well… but wait a minute, we still got one more day of crazy costumes and other-worldly visions. Where there are beings with strange powers and people can fly. One more day of forgetting about this mess we made. Where people say excuse me and sorry when you bump into them. This [...]

“Great day at the table. Lots of friends who happen to be incredible artists stopped by and lots of good response to the new book. Costumes galore, steam punk everywhere, even steam punk zombies; but Cardboard Samurai has my vote.”
San Diego Comic-Con 2011, Day Four
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“Short day. Biked with Krista from Ocean Beach to the Convention Center, about a thirty minute ride. Left early since I was not at the table today, but I will be there all Saturday and Sunday!”
San Diego Comic-Con 2011, Day Three
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“Girls sell!
And a pic of Vince and Chuck of the Native Drums comic.
And blurry pics of Felicia Day and one of Seth Green.”
San Diego Comic-Con 2011, Day Two

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“It’s here!!!! Here are some shots before the SD Comic-Con opened and pics of George and I at his table. Thank you George.”
San Diego Comic-Con 2011, Day One
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“I will be showing art in Escondido in July at the Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery. The exhibit runs  July 8 - August 1, 2011.”
Reception for the artists
Saturday, July 9th, 5:30p - 8:00p
262 E. Grand Ave.
Escondido, CA 92025
ph. 760-480-4101
For more information here and here too.

“I will be performing in Pruitt Igoe at Voz Alta! The show “Excerpts” will be hosted by Reg E Gaines, who has appeared on Def Poetry Jam. Very excited to play in a new venue. I performed in the old Voz Alta when it was located in downtown San Diego next to Landlord Jim’s, a [...]

“The deadline was May 31st and I finished on June 3rd. A great accomplishment when you consider in less than a month I completed this and worked and prepped the new book and wrote two new pieces for Pruitt Igoe. “Earth 3″ completes my entry in the ArtPrize. I can’t wait to see Earth 1,2, [...]

I am so alone
I move between the
molecules, between the
atoms, between the
electrons, between the
quarks, so alone
that dark energy
is powerless,
utterly
utterly
alone

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“There were many requests to slow the time lapse. Here you go.”
Chuy v2.0

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“San Francisco was awesome!
My first reading in SF was at at Viracocha, hosted by The Word Party featuring a jazz band(sax, bass, percussion) backing the poets. The hostess made a comment during the intro about poets and sex poems. I was the 10th of maybe 30 poets and the place was packed. Great place [...]

“It has been a while but I had to focus on Chuy.
It nears completion!
It is national poetry month!!
I am going to San Francisco to read!!!
Tuesday at The Word Party, held at Viracocha 8p - 10:30p.
Wednesday at Sacred Grounds, the site of my first feature in  SF, 7:30p - 10p.
Thursday at Om Shan Tea, for [...]